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Category: Media Law
Media Law - March 22, 2010
A former Superior Court judge in the U.S. Virgin Islands won a $240,000 libel verdict this week against the Virgin Islands Daily News. The former judge, Leon Kendall, was represented in the lawsuit by
Media Law - March 22, 2010
"The state's Open Meeting Law requires that meetings of governmental boards and committees be conducted in sessions open to the public, with few exceptions which are strictly limited. The goal of the law is to eliminate as much of the secrecy around discussions and decisions of public policy, by ...
Media Law - March 22, 2010
On Beacon Hill and in municipal buildings across the state, government officials are getting the message that e-mail can be a double-edged sword, writes State House reporter Dan Ring in The Republican of
Media Law - March 22, 2010
The Plymouth County district attorney's office has found that selectmen in Rockland, Mass., violated the open meeting law in the process of hiring a full-time accountant, The Patriot Ledger
Media Law - March 22, 2010
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Media Law - March 22, 2010
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Media Law - February 18, 2010
Massachusetts remains one of the minority of states without a shield law to protect journalists' confidential sources. That could change if a bill to be heard by the legislature next week becomes law. The bill, House Bill 1650
Media Law - February 17, 2010
The Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court issued an important decision today underscoring the right of the public and the press to sit in on jury selection in criminal cases. The opinion,
Contracts Blog - February 12, 2010
Tesla Motors Inc. recently filed its Form S-1 in preparation for its IPO. I’ve pulled the Tesla Motors contracts
Media Law - February 08, 2010
The Judiciary/Media Committee of the Supreme Judicial Court is considering revisions to the Guidelines on the Public's Rig
Media Law - January 28, 2010
Although various groups have lobbied for a reporters' shield law in Massachusetts, the state remains without one. But in 2005, just a year after he was elected to the state Senate, U.S. Sen.-elect Scott Brown made an aborted attempt to change that.As the Senate took up debate on the stat
Media Law - January 18, 2010
Reporter Kendall Hatch has a piece in The Metrowest Daily News considering the long-term implications of the Supreme Judicial Court's recent ruling in the open meeting law ca
Media Law - January 07, 2010
The Supreme Judicial Court today issued a major ruling for members of the news media, affirming a broad immunity from libel for journalists who report fairly and accurately on official government actions and statements. The opinion in
Contracts Blog - January 07, 2010
Found some Dubai World contracts. Also found an interesting Mike Tyson contract from the
Media Law - January 07, 2010
The Massachusetts Bar Foundation is celebrating its 45th anniversary this year. I am honored to serve as
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